Is This Anything?

On Saturday, the Bulls spotted a pretty good Kings’ team a 30-point lead five minutes into the third quarter before closing to within three points with just under a minute left in a 123-115 loss at the United Center. Then came last night. Our heroes let the very good Minnesota Timberwolves (35-15 coming in) jump ahead by 23 four-and-a-half minutes into the third quarter. But this time, the Bulls came all the way back, winning 129-123 in overtime. Let me put it like this—they beat a team whose front-court would give Paul Bunyan pause. And they started both Andre Drummond and Nikola Vucevic to do it, with Vucevic sliding over to power forward. Daddy likes it when his team thinks outside the box. So, instead of being four games under, Billy Donovan’s squad stands at 24-27. Which leads to the inevitable question: Is this anything? With Zach LaVine out for the rest of the year with a foot injury? With DeMar DeRozan on an expiring contract? Maybe the answer lies with David Bowie. Sometimes, you get to be heroes, just for one day.